What Am I Missing?

bcwitmerbcwitmer
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in iPad edited January 2014
Haven't been an Apple user, but want to get my wife an iPad. Looking on eBay and saw a 16 GB, wifi-only, go for over $800 and all 16 GB wifi-only are $500 plus. Per Apple webstore, I can buy one for $499 and ships in 1-3 days...why would I buy on eBay??? What am I missing

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  • Reply 1 of 3
    banchobancho Posts: 1,517member
    If you live in a place where iPads are not yet available then ebay *might* be a reasonable alternative. Otherwise not so much (pretty much the same as anything else on ebay nowadays).
  • Reply 2 of 3
    snoitansnoitan Posts: 4member
    I see a number of 16 gb wi-fi only models on ebay for under retail price. One other reason besides the one mentioned above that one would go for over retail is if it is jailbroken.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    nvidia2008nvidia2008 Posts: 9,262member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by BCWitmer View Post


    Haven't been an Apple user, but want to get my wife an iPad. Looking on eBay and saw a 16 GB, wifi-only, go for over $800 and all 16 GB wifi-only are $500 plus. Per Apple webstore, I can buy one for $499 and ships in 1-3 days...why would I buy on eBay??? What am I missing



    It could be international purchasers or those buying to sell on the grey market outside the US.



    Buy on the Apple web store. I wouldn't trust eBay for iPads or iPhones right now. Macs, maybe.
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